Just to wrap up the year here's the last one from me. It's the 54 mm Pegaso Celtic standard bearer which I bought a few years ago, but wanted to change the cast metal standard pole for one made from wire so it languished on the bench for many moons before I decided to have a go. The hands are cast attached to the original pole and the arms are separate which is great for detail and painting, but not so good for what I had in mind . . . anyway it wasn't too bad in the end - I managed to cut the hands from the casting and then hold them whilst drilling for the new staff without losing any fingers (Mine or the figures!) There were a few choice expletives when I tried to line everything up after painting, but happy with the result and there's no danger of it being bent in the future
I also added an extra couple of bangles from wound fuse wire above the cast ones.
Painting is all in acrylics and the trousers were originally a blue tartan pattern which I decided was just too much, so they were repainted as shown now. I was pleased with the coarse wool texture on the cloak achieved with an old brush (splayed end) and a lighter mixture of paint.
Mud and dirt effects were all done in thinned acrylic washes
The tree stump is a reworked twig from the garden which has roots added in Miliput. The rest of the groundwork is built up over balsa in Das clay the a layer of coffee grounds were added for dirt (glued with PVA) The rest of the ground cover is a mixture of what was lying around; grass tufts were roughly chopped with scissors to make them less regular and the ferns are pulled from bits of moss that I found growing locally on tree bark. I added a few leaves to break up the green and to add to the impression of a slope at the edge of a forest. All the groundwork was then painted in acrylics to match the figure.
Hope you enjoy him and Merry Christmas to one and all
Paul
I also added an extra couple of bangles from wound fuse wire above the cast ones.
Painting is all in acrylics and the trousers were originally a blue tartan pattern which I decided was just too much, so they were repainted as shown now. I was pleased with the coarse wool texture on the cloak achieved with an old brush (splayed end) and a lighter mixture of paint.
Mud and dirt effects were all done in thinned acrylic washes
The tree stump is a reworked twig from the garden which has roots added in Miliput. The rest of the groundwork is built up over balsa in Das clay the a layer of coffee grounds were added for dirt (glued with PVA) The rest of the ground cover is a mixture of what was lying around; grass tufts were roughly chopped with scissors to make them less regular and the ferns are pulled from bits of moss that I found growing locally on tree bark. I added a few leaves to break up the green and to add to the impression of a slope at the edge of a forest. All the groundwork was then painted in acrylics to match the figure.
Hope you enjoy him and Merry Christmas to one and all
Paul
